Specialties
Postpartum Anxiety & Depression
Becoming a Mother is a wonderful, yet intimidating experience. The best yet scariest time of your life. Postpartum Anxiety and/or Postpartum Depression are common challenges faced by numerous mothers worldwide. The overwhelming nature of caring for a newborn, coupled with factors like sleep deprivation and neglecting nutritional needs, often contribute to the onset of these mental health conditions. Recognizable symptoms may encompass incessant racing thoughts, an inability to manage worries, sensations of losing control or feeling overwhelmed, among others. Seeking help is the essential first step towards becoming the ultimate mom your children deserve. Embracing support, whether from loved ones or professionals, paves the way for personal growth and an enriched parenting journey.
PTSD & Trauma Therapy
Often unresolved or current forms of trauma are mistaken for symptoms of mental illness. The response to traumatic events can occur immediately following or long past the event itself. Various factors influence how individuals cope when having experienced a traumatic event. Trauma can take different forms like parental abuse, emotional abuse, bullying, sexual abuse, and more. When something changes the way we see ourselves, the world or other people, it causes pain and suffering. Treatment like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic approach that aims to help individuals process their traumatic experiences effectively. Through a series of structured sessions, EMDR enables patients to address distressing memories and find adaptive resolutions, promoting healing and psychological well-being.
Anxiety & Panic
Anxiety & Panic are common challenges that often disrupt daily routines, making it challenging to manage overwhelming feelings of unease. However, it is essential to recognize that these struggles are not unconquerable. Through the implementation of evidence based practices such as EMDR, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, individuals can effectively pinpoint and address erroneous thought patterns, leading to enhanced control over their emotional well-being.
EMDR Therapy
EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.
source:emdria.org